People in the Life of Alexander the Great
People in the Life of Alexander the Great
These are some of the important people in the life of Alexander the Great.
These are some of the important people in the life of Alexander the Great.
Hephaestion
Hephaestion was a friend and possible gay lover of Alexander the Great.
Hephaestion was a friend and possible gay lover of Alexander the Great.
Bucephalus
Bucephalus. When the great general's horse Bucephalus died, he named a city for it -- Bucephala.
Bucephalus. When the great general's horse Bucephalus died, he named a city for it -- Bucephala.
Eumenes
Eumenes was a military commander under Alexander the Great.
Eumenes was a military commander under Alexander the Great.
Roxane
Alexander married Roxane, a princess from Bactria.
Alexander married Roxane, a princess from Bactria.
Olympias
Olympias was the mother of Alexander the Great.
Olympias was the mother of Alexander the Great.
Cassander
Cassander was a ruler of Macedonia after Alexander the Great.
Cassander was a ruler of Macedonia after Alexander the Great.
Philip
Philip of Macedonia was the father of Alexander the Great.
Philip of Macedonia was the father of Alexander the Great.
Porus
Porus was a king in India whom Alexander the Great met at the Battle of the Hydaspes River in 326 B.C.
Porus was a king in India whom Alexander the Great met at the Battle of the Hydaspes River in 326 B.C.
Demosthenes
Demosthenes was an Athenian orator and virulent opponent of Alexander's father and the Macedonians.
Demosthenes was an Athenian orator and virulent opponent of Alexander's father and the Macedonians.
Plutarch
Plutarch was a Greek biographer, from Chaeronea in Boeotia, and one of our sources on Alexander the Great.
Plutarch was a Greek biographer, from Chaeronea in Boeotia, and one of our sources on Alexander the Great.
Ptolemy
A Macedonian general, Ptolemy was a successor of Alexander who ruled in Egypt.
A Macedonian general, Ptolemy was a successor of Alexander who ruled in Egypt.
Lysippos
Lysippos (Lysippus) was one of the most famous Greek sculptors and was the official sculptor of Alexander the Great.
Lysippos (Lysippus) was one of the most famous Greek sculptors and was the official sculptor of Alexander the Great.
Aristotle
Along with Socrates and Plato, Aristotle is the quintessential Greek philosopher, but he was also a teacher of Alexander the Great.
Along with Socrates and Plato, Aristotle is the quintessential Greek philosopher, but he was also a teacher of Alexander the Great.
Antipater
Antipater of Macedonia was one of the first to acknowledge Alexander as king of the Macedonians following the death of Alexander's father Philip.
Antipater of Macedonia was one of the first to acknowledge Alexander as king of the Macedonians following the death of Alexander's father Philip.
Clitus
Clitus (Cleitus) was a long-time friend of Alexander, but in a bout of rage, Alexander the Great killed Black Clitus.
Clitus (Cleitus) was a long-time friend of Alexander, but in a bout of rage, Alexander the Great killed Black Clitus.